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Subject: Fiery pits of hell?

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B. Bellrook

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Date Posted: Sat, Jul 24 2004, 9:34:10
In reply to: Robbie 's message, "Re: Arminianism, Calvinism, or a compromise?" on Thu, Apr 24 2003, 10:42:13

I read a book by Lee Strobel not too long ago, and was very impressed with an opinion that I found in the pages. What if hell isn't really a torture chamber? People often use that excuse to not believe in a loving God. "How could he send his children to a fiery hell?" Well, what if He doesn't? You can play the blame game all day. "Well, if we don't choose Him, then it's our fault." - "Oh, but can't He give someone a second chance?" Blah blah blah. Flame, in the Bible, often speaks of judgement. Just as water speaks of spirit. "Wailing and gnashing of teeth" are things that I do sometimes over a bad decision, but we're going to turn it into a torture chamber? No. I think that Hell, simply put, is somewhere that God is not. Obviously that's not going to be the hottest spot in Creation as far as fun is concerned, but that doesn't mean that it's a place of eternal pain and suffering of the "Wow, my skin is boiling off" variety.

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